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grey yarn

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a small market ($77K/yr) — grey yarn doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$77K

Growth (1y)

+221.6%

Products

28

Brands

12

was 20 a year ago

Sellers

62

Price range

$3.13–$25.74

Returns

1.7%

Rating

4.5★

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Scored 50/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
4
×0.30
Growth
79
×0.30
Competition
65
×0.20
Quality gap
37
×0.10
Returns
87
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +221.6% year over year.
4K2KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Competition

47%Red Heart
  • Red Heart47%
  • Caron14%
  • Lion Brand Yarn8%
  • YarnArt8%
  • KITHED5%
  • HEJIN4%
  • Other (6 brands)12%

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 12 brands and 62 sellers compete here.

Brands

12 falling

was 20 a year ago

Sellers

62

Top 5 brand share

84%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
1Red Heart$4.824.7★32,22818%rising
4Red Heart$6.144.8★6457%rising
9Lion Brand Yarn$4.854.6★6,8314%rising
13Red Heart$6.394.7★32,2283%rising

Product shelf

All 28 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Soft Feel15%

“Very soft”

Material Quality9%

“She make wonderful plastic canvas decorations”

Color8%

“Color is nice”

Brightness/Shine/Glow8%

“Adds a nice sparkle”

Quality-Overall7%

“Much better than my previous order from another seller”

Stitch/Finish/Polish5%

“the product was good was able to finish project”

Value For Money5%

“It is a decent price for the yards compared to others”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Better than expected”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality4%

“Nice acrylic yarn”

What buyers complain about

Thickness14%

“Medium gauge could be thicker”

Size-Overall11%

“and its huge compares to the 3 pack”

Color8%

“I am a little disappointed with this color. Dove”

Ease Of Use8%

“Terrible to work with”

Strength7%

“it breaks easily”

Brightness/Shine/Glow6%

“not as sparkly as I was looking for”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Description isn't close to the dissapointing thread, NOT YARN”

Comfort-Overall2%

“Unpleasant to touch”

Hard Feel2%

“The hejin brand yarn is slightly rougher than woobs”

Stitch/Finish/Polish2%

“therefore will not hold the stitch very well”

Top return reasons

  • Color33%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product12%
  • Size-Overall12%
  • Thin11%
  • Material Quality7%
  • Display Colors5%
  • Value For Money4%
  • Quality-Overall3%
  • Thickness3%
  • Hard Feel2%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.74 median price · 2.3% median returns across 14,634 tracked niches.